Skylight



C. YAUCH.

SKYUGHT.

APPUCATION HLED OCT. 21. 1919.

1,368,531. Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

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C. YAUCH.

SKYLIGHT.

APPLlCATION FILED OCT. 21, 1919.

1,368,581 Patented Feb. 15, 1921.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED STATES" CHRISTIAN YAUCH, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

SKYLIGHT.

Application filed October 27, 1919.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHRISTIAN YAUou, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Skylights. of which the following is a specification.

This invention relate to a skylight (iUll struciion, and has for its object a skylight in which the astragal and the astragal cap are assembled by a ncu form of fastening that not only makes the assen'ibly easy but serves to press the packing yieldahly upon the glass and hold the glass panes.

In the drawings- Figure 1 is a cross section of a skylight longitudinally of the astragal.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional detail taken along the section line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is an end view of the astragal-supporting cradle.

Fig. 5 is a perspective of the astragalsupporting cradle.

Fig. 6 is an enlarged fragmentary section, being a left fragment of the same section that is shown in *ig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a similar enlarged fragmentary section, being a right fragment of the section shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 8 is a large fragmentary section, be ing one of the intermediate sections shown in Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a perspective of the saddle used to support the upper end of the astragal.

Fig. 10 is a perspective of one end of the packing for the overlapping panes.

a designates the astragal, which is of in verted T shape in cross section to form not only gutters but also a support for the glass panes b. This astragal is offset 1 for each cross row of panes to compensate for the overlappin of the panes and is offset at its lower end %Fig. 6) to provide room for the flashing a: to be turned up to form the gutter y. The astragal is provided at the points 0 with bayonet slots d. The usual sheet metal cap strip a is provided with perforations through which may he slipped the cotter pins This enables the spring metal cap strip 6 to be forced down upon-the packing 9 upon the glass to force the cotter pin f in the mouth of the bayonet slot d. It may then he slid into the back of the bayonet slot cl. The spring action afi'orded by the Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 15. 1921.

Serial No. 333,460.

slight distortion of the spring metal cap a not only serves to hold the cotter pin in the bayonet slot but it lurther serves to securely hold the backing g in place. The ends of the cap strip c are turned down and shaped as at Z to form a depending shoul der as shown in Fig. 8 to hold the glass panes. Hence no other glass retainer is re quired and the weight of the glass assists in holding the cap strip 0 cotter pins in the bayonet slots. This lmyonet slot n. 'l'orin oi fastening may very readily be applied.

In Figs. 4 and .3, l have shown-:1 cradle for supporting lhe end oi the :istragal and allowing expansion of that member. This cradle comprises a single casting forming a base it, an upright end 2' and a pair of hooked flanges or lips 5i spaced and shaped so as to form a recess is nicely calculated to it over the gutters of the astragal. The base h is slotted as at Z to receive bolts. The saddle m comprises a base 0 that may be bolted to a portion of the ridge bar 2 or other support while the hooked flanges or lips p are like the similar members 9' and Ir: of the cradle shaped to receive the gutters of the astragal a and in expanding and contracting the astragal a is free to slide through the saddle and cradle.

ll will e noted that the end upright i of the cradle is provided with a pair of openings a. These are ventilation ports to allow a slight amount of ventilation on the under side of the skylight to prevent condensation.

The transverse packing s is a folded strip of distortable material with a wire t that has its ends bent into legs a which can be hooked into the ends of the packing strips 9 to hold the cross packing g in place (compare Figs. 8, 10 and 2.)

What I claim is:

1. In a skylight construction, the combination of an astragal, glass panes supported upon the astragal, upright packing strips lying on the top of the glass panes along the astragal, cap strips, means for securing the cap strips tightly to the astragal and holding the upright packing strips in place, and cross packing strips for lying between the overlapped panes, said cross strips having each a wire passing therethrough and formed into legs at the ends, which legs hook into the adjacent upright packing strips.

2. In a skylight construction, the combi- -nation of an astr'agal provided with bayonetslots in its upper side, a glass pane supported upon the astragal, pin-king lying on the top of the glass pane, distortabie ap strips provided with edge portions adapted to be spread, and loosely restrained pins running from side to side of the cap strips. said (up strips being capable of assembly upon the astragal by pressing the same down to spread the edge portions thereof and engage the said pins in the offsets of the bayonet slots in which they a re held by the yielding pressure afforded by the spread edges of the (rap strips.

3. In a skylight construction, the combination of an astrngnl provided with bayonet slots in its upper Side. panes of glass sup ported upon the nstragal. a spring metal distortable eup strip provided with yieldahly spreadable edge portions, and loosely restrained pins reaching from side to side of the cap strip near the top thereof, the said cap strip being assembled upon the astragal and into contact with the glass by pressingthe same down, thereby causing the e lge poi tions to yieldably spread and engaging the pins in the bayonet slots whereby the bayonet lock and the yielding of the side edges of the stri p serve to tighten the fit between the strip and the glass.

in testimony whereof I affix my signature CHRISTIAN YAUCH. 

